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Rep. Jackson Lee: Farm Bill ‘Will Again Put Starving Children in the Abyss’
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Posted on 07/12/2013 11:27:17 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Rep. Jackson Lee: Farm Bill ‘Will Again Put Starving Children in the Abyss’ July 12, 2013 - 1:16 PM By Elizabeth Harrington

(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) railed against House Republicans on Thursday, saying separating the food stamp program from the farm bill will “defeat starving children.”

“The only thing that this House will do when it votes today is defeat starving children,” Jackson Lee said. “It will again put starving children in the abyss of the uncaring attitude of my friends, who for the first time in decades are separating the heart line of the Farm bill, the nutrition program, the Supplemental nutrition program, the food stamps program.”

The agricultural bill passed 216-208 after Republicans removed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from the measure.

“I am glad to stand with the Democratic caucus and the Congressional Black caucus and others to be able to say hunger is silent,” Jackson Lee said in a sometimes incoherent floor speech. “There’s no one on this floor today, no child on that microphone standing over here telling you that their belly is protruding because they have not eaten.

“There is no one on this floor today that goes to a summer program and did not eat because their breakfast program is tied to the school and they’re out of school and summer brings about hunger,” she said.

Jackson Lee then appeared to say that the Department of Agriculture’s nutrition programs give “$300 bills” so parents can feed their children in the summer.

“There’s no one that has told you that families have an extra $300 bill in the summer time to feed their children,” she said.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: randsconcerntrolls; sheilajacksonlee; texas
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To: DannyTN

>>Until the Republicans come up with a food stamp bill. This is going to look like the Republicans are completely against food stamps. And that will cost them a ton of votes.

No it won’t. People on food stamps don’t vote Republican. I say if the Rats want to buy those votes they should to use their own money.


41 posted on 07/12/2013 12:40:37 PM PDT by vikingd00d (nulla seruitus turpior est quam uoluntaria -- Seneca)
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To: vikingd00d
"No it won’t. People on food stamps don’t vote Republican."

You'd be surprised at how many Republicans are on food stamps thanks to our stupid trade policies that have outsourced our jobs.

42 posted on 07/12/2013 12:46:47 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Sub-Driver

But dey won’t be runnin’ dat rover past where dem astronauts landed!


43 posted on 07/12/2013 12:48:34 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Sub-Driver

“What does food stamps have to do with the farm bill anyway?”

IIRC the Food Stamp Program is administered by the Dept. of Agriculture.


44 posted on 07/12/2013 12:52:31 PM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sheila Jackass Lee.

Delta has refused to fly her ass anywhere anytime. She thinks she is da queen, but she’s merely an aberration that has been elected and re-elected by a gaggle of African-Africans.


45 posted on 07/12/2013 1:21:15 PM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: Sub-Driver

The good lady needs to spend a few days as a checker in a grocery especially on the day the Food Stamp accounts get their monthly allotments. Last Wednesday was EBT day in my state and I witnessed grocery carts full of steaks, soda, cookies, chips and every manner of junk food all paid for with my taxes. The EBT patrons then wheeled their carts of free food to the Wine and Spirits department where I work and paid cash for cases of beer. Our beer sales spike on EBT day.


46 posted on 07/12/2013 1:26:32 PM PDT by The Great RJ (construction)
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To: SPOTTEDOWL
Is there a member of Congress who is more ignorant that this idiot (Hank Johnson excepted)?

Well, there is Maxine Waters of LA, CA and also in CA are the Sanchez sisters. Also remember that HankJ is in the Cynthia McKinney Memorial Moon-bat seat from the Hotlanta, as bad as he is (and he is), he can't be worse than she was.

Remember, these people are in 'privileged seats' similar to England's old 'rotten boroughs'. By gerrymandering these districts, both parties find things to agree upon in the end results. As old Otto von Bismarck said ... it is ugly in the sausage factory!

47 posted on 07/12/2013 2:37:40 PM PDT by SES1066 (Government governs best when it governs least!)
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To: SES1066

Where are the parents of these “starving children”? Shouldn’t they have some responsibility for THEIR children?????


48 posted on 07/12/2013 3:05:28 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SPOTTEDOWL

Well, if they consider her to be representative of them, who am I to argue, lol?


49 posted on 07/12/2013 3:41:14 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: kelly4c

Especially considering that said taxpayers often have to postpone having children until they are at least somewhat financially secure, while having to pay taxes all the while to help support those who consider it their “right” to breed like rabbits on the taxpayers’ dime.


50 posted on 07/12/2013 3:44:47 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Sub-Driver

She don’t even know what a biss iz?


51 posted on 07/12/2013 6:16:13 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Goodbye America. Glad the majority of my years were spent during the good days.)
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